Shaving-brush.



' No. 894,834. PATENTED AUG. 4, 1908.

' W. JAY.

SHAVING BRUSH. APPLIOATIOL FILED JULY 9 1907 snub Jon v MW/; day,

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'WIIJLIAMVJ'AY, or LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS.

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To cll whm it may concern:

,Be it known that I, Wm LAM JAY, citizen of the United States, residin' at'Lowell, in the countfiof Middles'ex'and tate of Massa- -r chusetts, ave invented certain new andeu'seful Im rovements in Shaving-Brushes, ofwhlcht 6 following a specification. ThlS invention contemplates certain'new and useful improvements n shaving or latherlng brushes, and? the invention has for its ob .e ct afi;s1mp1e, hygienic, and efficient con strnctlong of shaving" brushdesigned to containizastick of shavinglsoap'and arranged to ,feed the sameoutwardly to the desired extent throughthe bristles of the brush, so that ones flacerna" be lathered b ,the direct ap- 4 phcation of't e end of'the s aving stick in the moistened bristles.

With this and other objects in view as will more. fully appear as tliedescrip'tion pr0 ceed's,"-the invention consists in certain construction's, 1 arran ements and combinations of the partsftliat shall 'l'iereinafter describe and then point out the novel features. in the or a full understandin of the invention andtheinerits thereof an also to acquireja knowledge of the details of construction and of the means for effecting the result, reference .30 is to be had to the'following description and l accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved shaving brush; Fig. 2 is a'longitudinal sec- ,tional 'view thereof; and, Fig. 3 is. a hori-' zontal sectional view of the section being taken on the line 33of Fig. 2. Qorresponding and like parts are to in the followin "description and indicated in allthe views 0 the drawings by the same Referring to the drawin I designates the tubular bo y portion of my improved shaving brush, said body portion belng constructed of aluminium or other-- suitablylight and strongmetal- 2 designates the tubular bristle holding element which is shown in the presentin- "stance as inte ral with one end of the body portion 1. T e bristle holding element 2 preferably tapers towards its outer end, as

the sp referred the numeral 1 Specification of Letters iatnt. Patented Aug. 4, 1908. Application filed m 9, 1907.- Sammie-682,819.

preferably formed with a bead as shown, to strut the movement of the cap piece when it 1s screwed .up to the proper point. -The cap piece 3 is formed at its outer end with a recess or socket 4 designed to accommodate the rnilledpr otherwise roughened head 5 of the actuating screw 6, the latter being referablyformed with left hand threads. T e screw 6 is provided near the head 5 with ashoulrler7 adapted to hear a ainst the outer end "(3f the cap piece, so as to old the screw properly in place,.as it is turned.

A nut Sworks on the screw 6 and afollower head 9 of wood or cork is secured to said nut,

the follower head being formed with notch 10 designed toreceive the feather or spline 11 which extends lon itudinally on the interior of the tubular bod y portion 1. 'In-addition to its guiding function for the follower head,

inc or feather 11 is designed to retain the s avihg stick 12 within the body portion, and for this pur ose, the said feather gradually increases in width from the outeror cap end of the brush to the bristle end thereof, i'so, as.

to retain the shaving stick 12 in lace and revent it from dropping outward y aftenit as once been inserted in the body portion. The stick of'soap 1-2 is preferabl initially formed with a central longitudina bore 12 designed to receive the actuating screw 6.

T In the practicalo eration or use of my im: roved shaving brus the shavingl stick 12 is inserted within the hollow hand e or body portion 1 of the brush and the ca pieeeS is then applied. with the follower ead 9 and nut 8 at the limit of their movement next to the head 5 of the screw. 'It'is manifest that the soap or stick 12 ma then be fed outwarlily through the brist es of the brush to the proper ex'tentby merely turning the head 5. The spline or feather 11 is so pro:

portioned with'respect to the screw or actu ating rod 6 that the said feather will terminate above the follower head or disk 9 when thenut 8 is worked outwardly to the end of the screw. Hence, when this limit of movement is reached, the shaving stick by this time having been used up, it'ls obvious that the follower disk and nut 8 will merely turn with the screw 6 when the latter is turned, all danger of loosing the follower disk and nut being thereby avoided. I

In use, one may dip the ti of the brush in the water and a ply it to. t e beard and by then pressing t e brush to the face, the

proper quantity of soap may be brought against the face to give the proper consistency to the lather. The lather may then be worked up on the face by using the end of the brush.

From the foregoing description in connection with the be seen that I have pro vided'a very simple, and efficient construction of brush of this character by which the soap may be fed through the bristles of the brush and which will be hygienic in use, as the lather may be worked up on the face and not in a mug. By the use of my brush, the soap is n'escrved in good condition and every particle of it may be used, as the brush handle will also form a handle for the shaving stick until the latter has been entirely used up. At the same time, it is to be noted that the brush a very convenient and handy storage receptacle for the shaving stick which will be found of considerable advantage to travelers or campers, and the like, space being thereby economized, and the soap being always at hand when wanted.

For barber's, the device will be found useful, as well as satisfactory to their customers, as it reduces the risk of contagion to a inini- Imnn, because the soap sterilized when the brush is dipped in the hot water to moisten the bristles.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a brush of the character described, the combination of a tubular body portion having a uniform cross section throughout its 'length and adapted to receive a stick of accompanying drawings, it will forms sates-e soa, one end of the hollow body )ortion; brist es at thefoppositefcnd of the ho low body portion, a screw-held for rotation in the cap and designe ,to'extend through the body portion, a follower disk mounted on said screw and provided in its periphery with a notch, and a longitudinally disposed spline projecting into the interior of the body portion of the brush, the said spline gradually increasing in size as it up )roaehes the bristles and perforn'iing the douhlefunetion of engaging the notch in the follower to prevent rotation thereof, and of embedding itself in the cap so as to prevent the same a cap closin from falling out of the body portion at the bristle end thereof.

2. In a brush, the combination of a tubular body portion, bristles at one end of the tubular bod-y portion, a cap elosinp the opposite end of'the body portion and havinp a depression formed therein, an actuating screw passing through the cap, an enlarged head carried by the actuating screw and received within the depression in the cap, a follower mounted within the body portion of the brush and operated by the before mentioned actuatinp screw, and a s)lincprojecting, within the brush body and engagin; the follower to prevent rotation of the same.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

\ VlLLIAM JAY. [1,. s. 

